MSNBC changes line-up

By GottaLaff

Shuster has his own spots, as does Tamron Hall:

TVNewser has learned that effective Monday, David Shuster will anchor at 10amET and 3pmET, Tamron Hall will anchor at 11amET and 2pmET and Contessa Brewer will anchor at 12N.

Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie begin the dayside hours at 9am ET. Andrea Mitchell remains at 1pmET and Dylan Ratigan at 4pm.

Norah O'Donnell and John Harwood have been canceled, along with CNBC's Melissa Francis

And so it goes...

VIDEO- Our own Cliff Schecter: "This is a party that makes Kanye West look humble"

By GottaLaff

CliffDoggie's back, and he goes after Joe "You lie!" Wilson... and more:



Cliff Schecter is a very talented political analyst, Democratic consultant/strategist, and author (The Real McCain). He's also a good friend... so good, in fact, that he convinced me to co-edit this very blog with him and Paddy a couple of years ago.

He's been busy working on Very Important Things, so he had to leave The Political Carnival (he may pop in again, though, stay tuned...)

I nicknamed him "Bulldog" because of his ability to go up against any political talking head, sink his teeth into him/her, and not let up. When given the chance, he devours his opponents. This video doesn't get quite as wild and woolly as usual, but he still gets to strut his stuff.

It's so good to see him back on air, especially on my Twitter pal David Shuster's show.

VIDEO: Media snookered by Cheney on torture program

By GottaLaff

Let's take a look at how the media covers the now impotent Dick's claims of the Hey! Torture Works! Program as opposed to those found in the actual, you know, Inspector General's report:

Think Progress takes a look at the failure of the networks to report that the CIA torture docs don’t prove what Dick Cheney claimed they would. Those same networks gave Cheney’s initial claims countless hours of free airtime. But who’s counting?

Of course, it all depends on what the meaning of Dick is:

Here’s the Cheney statement that this story is based on:

“The documents released Monday clearly demonstrated that the individuals subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda,” Cheney said in a written statement. “This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks.”

Cheney is not claiming a causal relationship between torture and the intelligence gleaned from interrogations. Rather, he’s saying that the same individuals who were tortured also happened to yield the most important evidence about Al Qaeda. He’s not saying that the docs proved torture was responsible for producing that info.

There’s a reason Cheney worded his statement this carefully: The documents don’t prove torture worked, as he claimed. Don’t believe me? Go to paragraph 11 of this New York Times article, which says the same.

Now watch someone who usually gets it right, Tamron Hall, draw the same erroneous conclusion:



And we wonder why our message isn't getting across, whether it's about this or health care reform?

VIDEO: David Shuster tries to interview birther Orly Taitz, who won't shut up

By GottaLaff

UPDATE: VIDEO added, title reflects:

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Birthernut Orly Taitz is on MSNBC with David Shuster right now. He won't let her b.s. him. Go David!

She's rambling, he's laughing.

David: Orly, ya gotta give me a second here.

Orly: Obama's brown shirts in the media...

David: Name one. You're making references to Nazi Germany to many of us who had relatives...

Tamron Hall: Orly, we've been fair and given you time...

Orly, cutting in... Tamron cuts her off, refusing to be interrupted:

Tamron: Let's not go there.

Orly: All I hear from MSM is dumb insults...

Tamron: Ann Coulter?

Orly: Let me answer!!

Tamron: Karl Rove says it's a forgery. Answer that or we're done.

Orly: YOU will be done.

David: Orly, is it true that MSNBC offered you a car, and you refused because the driver had a Muslim sounding name?

Orly: No, it is not true. Blahblahblahblah....

Tamron: Orly, you're repeating yourself... We've been patient... Thank you Orly... You don't know HOW much patience we've offered you.

David: Wow.

Video as soon as we get it.

Someone please shut Donny Deutsch up

The past 40 minutes on MSNBC has been unbearable. Above video is from yesterday, today is worse.

VIDEO: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall Smacks Down Republican over Limbaugh

By GottaLaff

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Music:

“We have a right to cover people who are speaking out. This has nothing to do with this network. You tell me now if it is right — stop — to compare the President of the United States to Al-Qaeda. Do not try to call out this network for doing our job. Many people listen to this man, we have a responsibility to report all sides.”

[...]Plus, Bill Press said “balls” on-air.

Hehhehhehheh.